In Belgium, the first medical drone BVLOS flight over an urban area and out of sight of the pilot was carried out last Wednesday according to the new EASA rules. The flight was performed with an X-8 multicopter developed by…
In Denmark, the start of the three-year HealthDrone project has been heralded with a medical drone flight over a distance of no less than 31 miles. During the flight, a number of blood samples were transported from Svendborg Hospital to…
An attempt to use a singing drone to lure a lost orca in the River Seine in Paris, France, back out to sea failed last weekend. The rescue crew used a drone that broadcast a whale song to no avail.…
Two suspects found themselves in custody after a drone pursuit. The duo was tracked down by an Autel EVO II Dual with a thermal camera in a Nevada park. Sheriff’s deputy and remote pilot, Nick Greenhut, used the drone, which…
The newest tool in Florida Power & Light‘s storm-ready toolbox is a storm drone that has a wingspan that is slightly greater than that of a Cessna. This fixed-wing drone has the ability to fly for 1,000 miles at a…
During flooding and a tornado warning that affected much of North Texas, five people were saved early yesterday morning by First Responders and a drone unit from the Garland and Mesquite Police and fire departments. According to a social media…
A Thermal Drone assisted the Boulder Fire and Rescue (BFR) crews that were battling an apartment fire that started Friday morning early. Around 4:53 a.m., flames were seen coming out of the apartment building at 2880 Kalmia Ave., which is…
A three-year-old dog slipped out of his collar and ended up stranded on a steep cliff face. Firefighters used a Thermal Drone to locate and rescue the animal. The long-haired dachshund Bear fell from a cliff at Capel-le-Ferne in Folkestone…
Defending against the invading Russian aggressors, the Ukrainian military has developed a Molotov drone. Or more specifically, a DJI Inspire to drop the flammable cocktails. The Molotov drone was developed by the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces and can hold the…
Two women embrace a Police officer after being rescued by a drone from a marsh in Birmingham, England, from above. A Thermal Drone was used to film the sequence. According to West Midlands Police, the drone’s onboard thermal imaging camera…
Yes, it appears that scientists have discovered yet another application for drones. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen found that drones can successfully be used to determine whether or not dolphins are pregnant. The researchers discovered that assessing the breadth…
